Mumsnet user criticised for complaining about £1,300 engagement ring

You hope to wear your engagement ring every day for the rest of your life, so we can understand wanting a sparkler that fits your style.

But one bride-to-be has been slammed on Mumsnet after admitting she is disappointed by the ring her fiancé chose – because of the amount of money he spent on it...

As well as disliking the ring's gold band and its setting, the anonymous woman in question was unhappy that her partner – who earns a six-figure salary – decided to spend £1,300 on her ring.

While many people would consider this a generous sum, the woman in question wasn't impressed by her future husband's decision, as the Mail Online reports.

'I was so happy and excited to accept but was disappointed when I first saw the ring,' she wrote. 'The first word that entered my head was "small".

'His salary is nearing a six figure sum and he's usually very generous,' she added. 'Having seen the receipt, I know he paid £1,300 for it – which is a lot less than I would have imagined he would have spent on such a significant piece of jewellery.'

Going on to explain that she knows her future husband will be 'disappointed in me' if she says something, the woman revealed that she would have rather they had chosen a ring together.

'Ideally I would have loved for us to have chosen a ring together and made a special day finding one we both liked,' she said.

'As it's something I'll be wearing every day and is such a special piece of jewellery I wanted to really love it and I just don't.'

She finished by asking the online parenting forum whether other users had been in the same position: 'Has anyone else been in this situation? What did you do? '

However, her post was soon met with criticism by quite a few users...

One person called her 'greedy', while another added that she sounded 'ungrateful', and a third said she sounded like 'the worst person imaginable'.

'Maybe be an adult and understand that a ring doesn't make a marriage?' said another.

Others were slightly more sympathetic, saying they would have understood if she had just been unhappy with the style, but that it sounded like she was primarily concerned with the size and cost.

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